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Surrounded By Taliban, But He Took Them On
This is the face of a truly brave man. I’m sure many, when faced with the challenges he faced, would not have been able to act with the level of bravery and skill that Staff Sgt. Lincoln Dockery did. It all started on an ordinary day in eastern Afghanistan. Dockery’s platoon had been ordered to... »
British Army’s Only Female Jackal Driver
This woman has guts. Staff Sergeant Claire Griffiths volunteered for a six month tour in Afghanistan, leaving her 3 year-old daughter at home. While driving a Jackal, her patrol was warned that an IED (improvised explosive device) had been planted on the road. Thankfully no one was hurt in the resulting explosion. Click here to... »
Bronze Star Awarded to Army Hero
Army Sgt. Justin A. Cooper didn’t think he did anything special when he rescued fellow team member Michael Brown from a burning truck during a hand grenade attack in Mosul. “I didn’t have to think. I just reacted,” said Cooper yesterday. “In training it was always my car that was hit, so I knew exactly... »
Family Rallies Around Their Wounded Soldier
This post honors not only the brave soldier who risked his life in a convoy attack, but also his family who was able to be there for him unconditionally during his long road to recovery. Capt. Alvin Eugene Shell Jr. was injured when a semi truck drove over an improvised explosive, and in the... »
“Lady Warrior” dies in battle
Another account on CNN.com of an inspiring woman named Lori Piestewa serving in our military in Iraq. She lost her life defending her convoy during an ambush. The soldier, a mother of two believed to be the first American Indian woman ever killed in combat, was the pride of the Hopi Indians living in Tuba... »